Meaning

1 senses
  1. A unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles; the energy equal to that attained by an electron moving through a potential difference of one volt. Equivalent to 1.6022 × 10⁻¹⁹ joules.

    Elektronenvolt, Elektronvolt

    электро́н-во́льтelektrón-vólʹt, электронвольтelektronvolʹt

    a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt

Translations

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a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles:
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a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles:

Forms

plural: electron volts

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt:eV

Word family

4 related words

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